The above package cannot be removed and leaving dpkg with the following error:
nash@pokemon:~$ sudo apt-get install ftpd
[sudo] password for nash:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
openbsd-inetd
The following packages will be REMOVED:
linux-image-2.6.32-37-generic
The following NEW packages will be installed:
ftpd openbsd-inetd
0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/84.6kB of archives.
After this operation, 128MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
(Reading database ... 168441 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing linux-image-2.6.32-37-generic ...
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.32-37-generic (--remove):
cannot remove `/lib/modules/2.6.32-37-generic/kernel/drivers/input/touchscreen/elo.ko': Input/output error
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-image-2.6.32-37-generic
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
nash@pokemon:~$
no matter what I do, I cannot install or remove any packages using apt or dpkg, updates will happen via partial upgrade.
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: linux-image-2.6.32-37-generic 2.6.32-37.81
Regression: No
Reproducible: Yes
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-40.87-generic 2.6.32.57+drm33.23
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-40-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21.
AplayDevices:
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: STAC92xx Analog [STAC92xx Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
Architecture: amd64
ArecordDevices:
**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: STAC92xx Analog [STAC92xx Analog]
Subdevices: 2/2
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
Subdevice #1: subdevice #1
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0: gdm 14600 F.... pulseaudio
nash 14855 F.... pulseaudio
/dev/snd/seq: timidity 1818 F.... timidity
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xfebfc000 irq 21'
Mixer name : 'SigmaTel STAC9205'
Components : 'HDA:838476a0,1028024a,00100204'
Controls : 20
Simple ctrls : 14
Date: Fri Mar 23 17:05:27 2012
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: package linux-image-2.6.32-37-generic is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=79172ae4-aad8-46f5-8a63-cfda45fa20f6
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20110211.1)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Precision M2300
PccardctlIdent:
Socket 0:
no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
Socket 0:
no card
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-2.6.32-40-generic root=UUID=80a39758-f5bd-411e-9dca-d5600ed9e82a ro quiet splash
RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.34.14
SourcePackage: linux
Title: package linux-image-2.6.32-37-generic 2.6.32-37.81 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: package linux-image-2.6.32-37-generic is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
dmi.bios.date: 07/10/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A07
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA07:bd07/10/2008:svnDellInc.:pnPrecisionM2300:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Precision M2300
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
You may need to run the following from a terminal window:
sudo apt-get install -f
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get update
Then re-install the package.
If that does not resolve your issue, please mark the bug as "Confirmed"